I've just read the harshest obituary I've ever seen in my life. I think it's accurate or largely so but it is also so brutal that I'm in a state of shock.
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Ishamel Reed is the guy who said:"Writing is fighting."
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Man knows how to hold a grudge.
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He must have a sliver of Irish in him. Did you ever hear of Irish Alzheimer's? We forget everything but the grudge.
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The only thing I've seen that comes close is Hunter S. Thompson's obit for Richard Nixon. http://peeniewallie.com/2005/06/hunter_s_thomps.html#:~:text=Thompson%27s%20obituary%20of%20Nixon%20loosely%20followed%20the%20style,read.%20He%20was%20a%20crook%20Jun%2016%2C%201994 …
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Asa Gray’s “Notice of the Botanical Writings of the Late C.S. Rafinesque” is another exceptional, merciless work in this particular genre.
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Long-winded and unedited, too.
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Counter-Punch requires writers to use a custom build of BBEdit that disables the Delete key and has no Cut function.
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This isn't an obituary!
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The diversion to rant about Blazing Saddles is so good. My man is taking advantage of his mic time
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